Car-fender.



Patented Fab. '26, IQOI.

CR FENDER.

(Application led Mar. 29. 1899.)

(No Model.)

No. 668,977. Patented Feb. 26, lsoi.

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Nn. 668,977 Patented Feb. 26, |901. A. G. CARLSN.

CAR FENDER.

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SPEQIFICATETN forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,977, dated February 26. 1901.

Application filed March 29. 1899.

:"0 n.25 whom, it may conce-rm Be it known that I, Anonrn G. CARLSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county oi' Cook and State ot' Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fenders tor Cars, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention relates to fenders for vehiclcs,snch as street-cars and the like, and has for its object to provide a new and improved fender, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a view of the front portion of a street-car, showing a tender embodying my invention. in position on the car. Fig. 2 is a section through the front platformoi the car with parts omitted, showiing` the fender-operating` mechanism. Fig. i is a plan view of the fender mechanism when the upper wing folded upon the lower wing, the platform of the car beingg'shown in dotted lines. Figs. i and 5 aredetaii views of the hanger beneath the platform. Fig. '$5 4is a detail showing,r the manner of connecting the cross-pieces of the fender-wings to the fender-frame. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig'. 2, showing.; a modified construction. Fig. is a plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 7.

Lilie letters refer to like parts throughout the several igu res.

The fender proper may be made up in any suitable manner, and as herein illustrated consists of two wings A and B, suitably pivoted together at C. These two wings are similar in construction. 1n making,l these wingsl provide an outer frame A', preferably made of tubing bent into shape and connected together, so as to be formed with a single joint. Extending across the frame are a series vof metallic cross-pieces A2, preferably formed at their ends with a curved portion A3, which .Fits one side of the frame-piece, there beine,r provided a similar curved piece Aiat the other side, the two pieces beingconnected together by'suitable bolts or the like. When the parts are in position, the frame is clamped between them, as shown in Fig. 6. A series of slats A, preferably of wood, are attached to the vcross-pieces A3 in any snitable manner. When the fenderis in its op- Serial No. 710,921. (No model.)

position snown in full lines in Fig. 2 and is held in this position by the hooks or cngag ing devices B' B', supported on the platform 55 of the car, and which engage the frame of the fender, as shown. These hooks are pr0- vided with movable arms B2, which hold the fender in position, but which maybe moved,

as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, in order to 6o permit the frame ot' the fender to be removed from the hooks. Attached to the lower wing of the fender are the connecting-pieces D. These connecting-pieces are preferably made of spring metal and are also the :nain su-p- 65 ports of the fender, being attached at their inner ends to suitable hangers E E, snpported beneath the car platform. These hangers are preferably movaoiy connected to the car in some desired manner-21s, for 7o example, by the pivotal connections E@ The inner ends of the connecting-pieces D are prefere' ly provided with the engaging pieces l.: n" ich engagea portion of the lower ends ot' the hangers E, said pieces being held in 75 position by the movable ngers D2, as shown in Fig. 5. Associated with the hangers E is a suitable holding device, by means of which they are held in such position as to keep the lower wing; of the fender a short dis- 8o tance above the surface over which the car is traveling, said holding device being provided with an operating mechanism under the control of the operator of the car. This construction may be ot' various forms', and as 85 herein illustrated com prises a rocker-shaft F, suitably mounted beneath the platform and provided with releasingelevers F and the 0perating-lever F2. The releasing-levers are adapted to engage the hangers E and nor- 9o mally hold them in a predetermined position, but adapted to release them when the operatingdever is actuated. Any suitable construction for this purpose may be used. As herein shown, the releasing-levers are 95. notched and pass through the openings F3 in the hangers, the notched portions engaging the faces F4 at the upper end of the openings F3. The operating-leverlii, as heroin shown,

is located beneath a suitable plunger F5, so 10Q that it may be actuated by pressingYthe foot upon the plunger. Sonie suitable meansas, for example, thel spring G-is used to hold erative position, the upper wing B is in the i the releasingdevers in their engaging posi- 1c` edge lof the fender strikes the person above the ankles andis liable to cause serious inljury. When my device is used, this result is'obviated. If, Ifor example, a person is in front of the car when the car is in motion, the operator presses his foot upon the plu nger F5, thus moving `the releasing-levers F',

1 f so as to release the hangers E. The weight {the-car is traveling.

of the fender then swings it about the pivotal points E', thus lowering the lower wing into 4engagement with the surface over which When inl this position, A engage the ground and prevent injury to the fender when the ground ,l-, llilevem and the fender is so near the f -g'rogund that it will scoop up, as it were, a 0n rin front of it without material injury "to the person or to the fender.A

The releasing-levers are preferably prothe `runners videdwith the engaging faces F6, which enf' gage ,the hangers when they are released, so asto limit their backward movement. The fender is then moved to its normal position, the,- springG moving the parts so that the releasing-levers 'engage the hangers, as shown iny Fig. 2.A j The fender 4may be folded up, so as to be ,outfof the way and so asv to permit two cars to be coupled together. In order to fold the fender, the upper-winggis first released from the car-platform and fnlded down upon the lower wing, as vshown inlotted lines in Fig. 2. The entire structure is then moved tothe position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, and held lin -this position 'by any suitable mechanism. It willbe seenzthat when'in this position the fender does not obstruct the cou pling of the cars.-

In Figs.l 7 and 8 I have shown a modified construction wherein the connecting-pieces D yare provided with the. loops M, having the depressed. portions M', which normally receiye suitable projections Mzon the releasinglevers F. Avspring Ms is attached to the loop'M and normally engages the projection M', so as to holdthe part-s inposition. now angobject strikes the end of the fender, 'the spring gives land the parts are moved, so that theI projection M2 is moved depression M( into? the vmain body of the loop, thus permittingthe lower wing of the fender to'be automatically loweredto the ground. The fender may also be lowered by the foot by operating the plunger F5. I claim-' 1. The combination with a fender for vehicles of a supporting device therefor, one or out of ythel more hangers movably attached to the car and engaged by said connecting-pieces, a releasing'lever engaging said hanger or hangers so as to hold the fender in an operative position, an operating-lever connected with said releasing lever or levers, and a plunger adapt-ed to be operated by the foot, so as to actuate the operating-lever and lower the fender. before it strikes an object in front of the car.

3. The combination with a fender for vehicles of a supporting device therefor, one or more hangers movably connected to the car and to the` supporting device, a notched releasing-lever engaging said hanger or hangers so as to hold the fender in an operative osition, and an operating mechanism controlled by the foot and adapted to actuate the releasing-lever and lower the fender to the ground.

4. Acar-fender, comprising two wings movablyA connected together, the lower wing adapted to project in a horizontal position in front of the car, two connecting-pieces attached to said lower wing, two hangers movably attached to the car-frame, each of said conpectingpieces engaging one of said hangers, a rocker-shaft mounted on the car and provided with two notched releasing-leVers,

and permit the lower wing to be moved into contact with the surface over which the car is traveling.

. 5. A fenlder for vehicles and the like', coinprising an `ulpper and a lower wing pivotally IOO Ivo 5 connected together, one or more engaging dei vices on the platform of the car and adapted to removably engage the upper wing, two

connecting-pieces connected with the lower wing and attached to suitable hangers on the car, the upper wing adaptedl to be released from the platform and folded down upon the lower wing and both wings then folded up against the dashboard of the car, the connecting-pieces beinglonger than the distance from their connection to the car-bumper, so that the bumper will project beyond the folded fender free therefrom, and supporting mechanism for both wings beneath the car-platform.-

ADOLPH G.' CARLSON. Witnesses:

DONALD M.- CARTER, HoMEn L. KRAFT. 

